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Kadala Curry (Kerala Chana Masala/Gram Curry) Kerala (Malayalee) Cuisine Recipe Spicy MY RATING - 9/10 Ingredients:- Black ChickPeas (Kadala) – 1 cup Sliced Onion – 1 medium Sliced Green Chillies – 2 Sliced Tomato – 1/2 Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp Curry Leaves – a few Grated coconut – 1 tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves – 1 tbsp Red Chilly Powder – 1/2 tsp Coriander powder – 1 and 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds -1/2 tsp Method:- Soak chickpeas overnight .Cook it in a pressure cooker adding enough water,salt ,green chillies,half of ginger-garlic paste and half of sliced onion.Heat little oil in a pan and add grated coconut into it.Fry till light brown and remove it from the pan and clean it well.Keep aside to cool.When it is cooled ,grind it along with 2 tsp of cooked chickpeas and coriander leaves.Again add oil into the same pan and add mustard seeds into it.When they pop,add the curry leaves and the rest of onion and ginger-garl